SEAFDEC, or Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, was established on the basis of the proposal submitted by the Philippine Government and approved at the Fourth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council held in Manila on ...

The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) was formally established with the appointment of Dean Domiciano K. Villaluz upon nomination by the Republic of the Philippines, as ...

This vision must have been in the mind of Mayor Benjamin S. Lim even before he was elected into office. A preliminary step was needed though - place the famous Dagupan-Bonuan Bangus in the world map! Thus the attempt of ...

Felix Ayson and Susana Siar, scientists at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in Tigbauan, won by competing with groups that came up with more than 1,000 entries in the recently concluded First ...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Cavite State University - Naic Campus (CVSU-NC) to train the CVSU-NC is now ongoing. Weeny ...

The Shrimp Congress 2004, bearing the theme: "Shrimp Technology Advancement for Sustainable Aquaculture", commences today and concludes on April 1 at the Cebu Grand Convention Center, Cebu City. The congress will have ...

The deadly white spot syndrome virus has infected prawn farms here, threatening to wipe out Sorsogon's aquaculture industry. The WSSV was first reported in 1993 in China and Japan and the disease has spread to the other ...

Recently, I received a copy of a new book, "Handbook of mangroves of the Philippines-Panay," and felt I was being given an extended lesson on mangroves. The book is written by a four-person team composed of Jurgenne H. ...

Unlike the bamboo or coconut, the mangrove has yet to take its place as a "tree of life " in Philippine lore, despite being ubiquitous, useful and magnificent. If names given to places indicate popularity, mangroves probably ...

Far beyond its weaning stage, the survival of a female baby dugong (sea cow) that was fished out from the seashore of Igang, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras is now at the public's mercy. Information gathered at the Office of the ...

Far beyond its weaning stage, the survival of a female baby dugong that was fished out from the seashore of Igang, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras is now at the public's mercy. Information gathered at the Office of the Protected ...

Various agri-fisheries and food industries stakeholders in the country met recently to map out a plan for the enhancement of competencies of their sectors. Fisheries and Food Industries (AFFI) from Dr. Rolando Dy of the ...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Aquaculture Department has recently launched its Text Info project where information of almost all aquaculture species raised are available through mobile phones. Through text of Shor Messaging ...

Tigbauan, Iloilo - The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) Aquaculture Department (AQD) celebrated its 31st-anniversary last Friday. Among the activities held at the Tigbauan Main Station in Brgy, Buyuan ...

SEAFDEC AQD scientist Wenresti Gallardo Ph. D., 40, was recipients of the 2004 Young Scinetist Award for Marine Science by the National Academy of Science and Technology. Dr. Gallardo is extremely pleased about his nomination ...

Fish farmers can now get updates on the wholesale and retail prices of milkfish and tilapia for Metro Manila through their mobile phones. Such information can be made available by sending inquiries via text message to ...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center recently launched its Aquatext, a dedicated Short Messaging System (SMS), or popularly known as text, through the Access Number: 700AQD (700273). The service is now available ...

Personnel of Parks and Wildlife Zone Management Rommel Parreño and Rodrigo Umadhay apply first aid to revive the wounded sea green turtle whose upper eyelid was believed to have been hit by a motorized banca's propeller ...

In ceremonies held at the historic Stockholm City Hall where the prestigious Nobel Prizes are awarded, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, senior researcher of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department ...

A rare female megamouth shark got stranded on the beach of Brgy. Namocon here. The 504-centimeter long, one-ton shark was the third recorded in the Philippines and only the 24th specimen recorded from around the world, ...